South diving cruise8 Days / 7 Nights
From 1811 € Tax incl.
Discover the southern Red Sea, its unspoiled nature reservesand the famous St John's Reef
Description of the program
Paris – Marsa Alam – Port Ghalib
Meet at the airport and fly to Marsa Alam. On arrival, welcome and transfer to Port Ghalib and installation in your cruise ship.
Port Ghalib – Shaab Sharm
Breakfast and departure to visit a local site for a dive check before sailing south towards Shaab Sharm where you will make your first dive. A site rich in its wall dives and its sharks, you will also have the opportunity to see turtles which often pass through these areas before heading further south towards Wadi Gamal, rich in schools of hard and soft corals of yellow and green, and angel fish and butterfly fish, we can also see occasional residents such as tuna and schools of trevally. Lunch, dinner and night on board.
Shaab Sharm – St John’s
Breakfast and start the day in St John’s, an area renowned for a vast collection of small reefs offering some of the most rewarding diving in the Red Sea. You will dive at Habili Ali where gorgonians and black corals are found, while sharks such as the Gray Reef, Silvertip and schools of hammerhead sharks can be found on the west side. Lunch, dinner and night on board.
St John’s
You will continue discovring the Saint John's area, by diving in Habili Gafar, which is a mass of soft corals where there are schools of snappers, butterfly fish and barracudas. You will also see Mantas sharks, Gray Reef and Silvertip sharks can be seen in the blue. Lunch, dinner and night on board.
Gota Kebir
Breakfast on board. Diving day at Gota Kebir, which is a massive reef, famous for its tunnels and its southern shelf, where you can see jacks, barracudas and sometimes Mantas. The tunnels are ideal for beginner cave divers. Lunch, dinner and night on board.
Gota Kebir - Gota Soraya
You will continue your discovery of Gota Kebir by diving the sites that you did not explore the day before, then towards the reef of Gota Soraya, considered one of the best dives on the walls of the Red Sea, with overhangs and cracks in the reef wall full of glass fish, sweepers and an abundance of corals, sharks such as sandbar sharks, silvertips and hammerhead sharks. Lunch, dinner and night on board.
St John’s - Port Ghalib
Breakfast, and continued diving in Gota Soraya, then navigation towards Port Ghalib. Lunch, dinner and night on board.
Port Ghalib – Marsa Alam– Paris
Breakfast, then depending on your flight schedule, transfer to Marsa Alam airport, assistance with check-in formalities and flight to Paris.
- This program is subject to change depending on weather conditions and local requirements.
- Please note that for security reasons and depending on flight schedules, some dives may be removed from the program on the 2nd and 7th day. It is recommended to have 24 hours of surface time before a flight.
- For technical or organizational reasons, it is possible that the last night will be spent in a hotel.
- Anyone wishing to participate in the dives must have CMAS or PADI certification
- There are no international classification standards. The classification of boats is therefore done according to Egyptian standards.
The M/Y Tillis
Built in wood and designed for divers, it measures 35 meters and has 14 comfortable double cabins.
Excellent service and attentiveness on board, the crew is there to accompany you throughout your cruise to help you discover the secrets and wonders that the seabed of the Red Sea conceals.
The 3 spacious decks offering both shaded seating areas and mattresses for sunbathing provide ample space for all guests to relax and enjoy their time between dives.
You will find on board:
- Restaurant / Dining room
- Lounge Bar equipped with DVD/TV/VIDEO and Music system.
- 3 bridges
- 14 cabins
- All cabins have individual air conditioning and adjoining bathroom equipped with shower and toilet.
- Safety equipment: Fire alarm; fire extinguishers; life vest; life rafts, oxygen and first aid.
- Nitrox: Nitrox membrane filling system.
Complete your visits:
- Rental of complete diving equipment without computer: €100/person for the week*
- Nitrox: €60/person for the week*
- Specialized equipment rental (scooter, sofnolime, etc.): contact us
*All equipment for rental must be reserved in advance. Don't forget to indicate your size.
The price includes
- The special direct return flight Paris / Marsa Alam / Paris.
- Reception and assistance at the arrival airport.
- Return airport or hotel/boat/airport transfers.
- Accommodation for 7 nights on an all-inclusive basis excluding alcoholic beverages.
- Day 2: 2 morning dives including one control dive and a night dive / Day 3, 4, and 5: 3 morning dives / Day 7: 2 morning dives.
- Discovery of the sites mentioned in the program **
- The services of a diving guide.
- 12 liter aluminum tank and diving weight.
- Airport taxes and handling fees.
The price does not include
- Excursions booked through our local representatives.
- Alcoholic drinks and personal expenses
- Visa fees, €28 per person to be paid on site in euros and cash.
- €150 per person to be paid on site in cash covering shipping costs, environmental taxes, fuel surcharges.
- Service fees, 35€ per person obligatory to be paid on site in enrons and cash
- Equipment rental (to be reserved in advance)
- Diving equipment.
- Nitrox